THE small sparks due to static electricity, similar to those sometimes observed when combing the hair or walking over a thick carpet, have caused fires which cost industry an appreciable amount ...

There it goes! A spark forms as the electrons jump across the gap. And that’s why you sometimes get a static electric shock. Objects can be charged by friction. Over time, the charge that builds ...

The most visible result of this is when those charges are released—often in the form of a sudden spark. Since it forms so easily on common materials, humans have been aware of static electricity ...

Unlike most Tesla coils, [Teodor]’s design is able to run with a fairly low input voltage because it doesn’t use a static spark gap like most Tesla coils. Instead, his coil uses a relay in ...

He said it's not the cellphone, but static sparks created when drivers rub themselves on the car that cause most of these fires. A lot of times, the drivers talk on their phones when the spark ...